Social Victorians/People/Ellesmere

Also Known As edit

  • Family name: Egerton
  • Courtesy title
    • Viscount Brackley
      • Francis Charles Granville Egerton (1857–1862)[1]

Demographics edit

  • Nationality: father English, mother Scots

Family edit

  • Francis Charles Granville Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere (5 April 1847 – 13 July 1914)[1]
  • Lady Katherine Louisa Phipps (1850 – 23 September 1926)[2]
  1. Lady Mabel Laura Egerton (16 December 1869 – 25 November 1946)
  2. Lady Alice Constance Egerton (12 November 1870 – 6 November 1932)
  3. Lady Beatrice Mary Egerton (5 November 1871 – 7 September 1966)
  4. John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere (14 November 1872 – 24 August 1944)
  5. Major Hon. Francis William George Egerton (4 December 1874 – 4 April 1948)
  6. Hon. Thomas Henry Frederick Egerton (10 September 1876 – 1 October 1953)
  7. Lady Katherine Augusta Victoria Egerton (2 December 187 – 27 October 1960)
  8. Hon. Wilfred Charles William Egerton (21 September 1879 – 27 December 1939)
  9. Lady Leila Georgina Egerton (23 December 1881 – 22 August 1964)
  10. Lady Helen Constance Egerton (24 September 1884 – 3 April 1901)
  11. Hon. Reginald Arthur Egerton (6 July 1886 – 13 September 1904).

Acquaintances, Friends and Enemies edit

Timeline edit

1897 July 2, the Earl of Ellesmere and Lady Mabel Egerton attended the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball at Devonshire House. (Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere is #68 on the list of people who were present; Lady Mabel Egerton is #554.)

Costume at the Duchess of Devonshire's 2 July 1897 Fancy-dress Ball edit

At the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy-dress ball, Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere attended with his eldest daughter Lady Mabel Egerton.[3] Katherine, Countess Ellesmere is not mentioned in any newspaper reports, but perhaps she was present.

  • "James I., after a portrait in Bridgwater House. Grey satin, embroidered in jewels, the trunks slashed with velvet thickly worked with pearls; hat and plume, and sword and dagger."[4]:p. 8, Col. 1a
  • "James I., after a portrait in Bridgewater House, [and] was in grey satin."[5]:p. 3, Col. 4c
  • "Lord Ellesmere (James I.), grey satin doublet, trunks embroidered with jewels and pearls; velvet coat; hat and plume, sword and dagger."[6]:p. 34, Col. 1b
  • "The EARL OF ELLESMERE went as James I, his costume being copied from the portrait of that monarch in Bridgwater House; it was of rich grey satin embroidered in jewels, the trunks slashed with velvet thickly worked with pearls; hat and plume, sword and dagger."[7]:Col. 2a

His costume was made by "Simmons and Sons, of the Haymarket."[4]:p. 8, Col. 2a

Notes and Questions edit

  1. Why wasn't Katherine, Countess Ellesmere present? Perhaps she was and just not mentioned in any newspaper reports?

Footnotes edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere". Wikipedia. 2020-09-11. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Francis_Egerton,_3rd_Earl_of_Ellesmere&oldid=977919804. 
  2. "Lady Katherine Louisa Phipps." "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
  3. "Ball at Devonshire House." The Times Saturday 3 July 1897: 12, Cols. 1a–4c The Times Digital Archive. Web. 28 Nov. 2015.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Fancy Dress Ball at Devonshire House." Morning Post Saturday 3 July 1897: 7 [of 12], Col. 4a–8 Col. 2b. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18970703/054/0007.
  5. “The Ball at Devonshire House. Magnificent Spectacle. Description of the Dresses.” London Evening Standard 3 July 1897 Saturday: 3 [of 12], Cols. 1a–5b [of 7]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18970703/015/0004.
  6. “The Duchess of Devonshire’s Ball.” The Gentlewoman 10 July 1897 Saturday: 32–42 [of 76], Cols. 1a–3c [of 3]. British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003340/18970710/155/0032.
  7. “Additional Costumes Worn at the Duchess of Devonshire’s Fancy Ball.” The Queen, The Lady’s Newspaper17 July 1897, Saturday: 63 [of 97 BNA; p. 138 on the print page], Col. 2a–3a [3 of 3 cols.]. British Newspaper Archive  https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002627/18970717/283/0064.